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In America, we love to give people second chances too - as long as you admit you were wrong and come back and do it the right way.

Jim Courier

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Jim Courier
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 17
Tennis Player
Sanford
Florida
James Spencer Courier
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One of Nadal’s strengths is that he’s so humble, that he’s surprised at what he has achieved, and that he has never bought into his greatness.
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Even the poor can be fat in the U.S.
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Trophies separate the winners from losers, and life is about winning and losing. Go into business and you see. You're competing every day.
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I'm not suggesting that the entire nation can't be successful, but there's something to it when you have 150 cable channels and the Internet at your fingertips and video games and all kinds of ADD-addled devices like my iPhone and your BlackBerry and things that keep us busy.
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America has an interesting global role, don't we? It certainly seems to be changing. Our government right now has a softer hand than we've had in the past, but I still think that we're the global behemoth.
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There are certainly great cities in America that don't have ATP and WTA events. Our fans are very provincial. They want American champions.
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I am there to play tennis and represent the U.S., but I'm also aware that not everyone's going to be able to think that way.
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Sports for me is when a guy walks off the court, and you really can't tell whether he won or lost, when he carries himself with pride either way.
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